Roast Loin of Porc with Sloe Gin and Walnut Stuffing
Serves: 4-6 | Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 2 hours
Ingredients
- 1kg (2.2lb) lean porc loin joint, on the bone
- 50g (2 oz) dried cranberries
- 60ml (4 tbsp) sloe gin
- 50g (2 oz) walnuts
For the stuffing:
- 450g (1lb) porc sausage meat (about 6 sausages)
- 100g (4 oz) breadcrumbs made from stale bread or fruit loaf
- pinch mixed spice
- pinch cinnamon
Method
- Preheat oven to Gas 4/180ᵒC/350ᵒF.
- Place cranberries in a small bowl with the sloe gin and allow to soak for 30-60 minutes.
- Dry the outside of the meat and score deeply using a sharp knife.
- Place into a bowl the sausage meat, breadcrumbs, spices and walnuts. Mix well together.
- Carefully take joint and make a deep large cut into the fatty point of the meat (not through the eye of the meat but towards the edge where the meat is most fatty).
- Add the cranberries to the stuffing and mix thoroughly.
- Take the stuffing and push into this hole. Any remaining stuffing can be shaped into large balls and cooked alongside the joint for about 20 minutes.
- Weigh the stuffed joint and calculate the cooking time: 30 minutes per 450g / ½kg / 1lb, plus 30 minutes (for medium).
- Brush with oil and sprinkle on salt and rub into the fat. Place on a rack in a roasting tin and open roast in a preheated oven for the calculated time.
- Remove joint from the oven and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes before carving.
- Save the cooking juices to make the gravy and add a good measure of sloe gin to the gravy while making.
- Serve with stuffing balls (if made with any remaining stuffing), roasted parsnips and all your favourite traditional trimmings!
